Atrial fibrillation from the pathologist's perspective.

doi:10.1016/j.carpath.2013.12.001

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Atrial fibrillation from the pathologist's perspective.

Cardiovascular pathology : the official journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Pathology - 1 Jan 2000

Corradi Domenico

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Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia encountered in clinical practice, is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Electrophysiologically, it is characterized by a high rate of asynchronous atrial cell depolarization causing a loss of atrial contractile function and irregular ventricular rates. For a long time, AF was considered as a pure functional disorder without any...

Topics

Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Function
Atrial Remodeling
Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Heart Atria
Humans
Myocardium
Phenotype
Prognosis
Pulmonary Veins
Risk Factors

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PMID: 24462196
DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2013.12.001

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